Low Carb Diet (atkins)

yellowtuesday

Just read this article thought you all might like to see it. It is new research showing that low carb diets could be better than low calorie!:j

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health/Low-carb_diets_better_than_low-cal_diets_/articleshow/4006436.cms

Sweet - Yes 61 is very high and mine is also in the 30's. The skinny girl really did look so much nicer with the weight she had put on. And that larger lady looked really happy - quite a sparkle in her eyes

Just made my first mistake - ate a whole avocado before I checked it's carbs which appear to be around 14.5. As I am only supposed to be on 20 a day I won't make that mistake again!

YT

pillypilla

Hi all, just to post my menu for yesterday;

B- Bowl of chopped banana, strawberries, walnuts, plain soya yoghurt, flaxseed powder, flaked almonds and cinnamon (phew!)

L- Fish in parsley sauce, cauli with cheese on top and peas

D- Cabbage leaf wraps stuffed with mince and stuff.

Supper- sml bowl strawberries, banana and dbl cream. A failed Paleo pancake thingy, which just tasted of soggy egg! : ( 2 tangerines.

Well at least I seem to be getting my 5 a day which is a 1st! Could never ever eat that much fruit and veg before.

Mercy- Did you sort out your "congestion"?

YT- Yeah watched it. At 1st I was like "these lasses are nurses, they should know better, would you go to a dentist who had bad teeth etc etc....." but. as we all know, food can be like a drug and there's almost always a reason, psychologically, why people over or undereat (inc me in the past). Sometimes eating a whole pack of biscuits or box of chocs is the equivalent of needing a hug and seeking comfort.
That's why I'm against people having bariatric surgery (only in exeptional circumstances) like the woman last night, cos she's still got the same mind-set, just a tennis ball sized stomach! Drs never ever seem interested in the reasons why and they seem incapable (not all but most) of looking at that person holistically, just from a physical perspective. They're just an illness or a set of symptoms.
Right, that's my "putting the world to rights" speech over :rotfl: I'm off out while the sun's out. Have a good day y'all. x

avstar

Hey all - hope it's all good in LC land:D

Pilly - hope your BF's job is OK, fingers crossed for him

Badgerlady - Blimey you must have the patience of a saint - I'd be thoroughly fed up of it all by now. Good lukc and hopefully they'll see sense and employ immediately!

Mercy - I know I said I think Im going off sweet stuff, but please post your biccie recipe.....I've got to keep trying new things:rotfl:

B - fried egg & ham with cherry toms
L - Salad with HM coleslaw and chicken
D - Chicken legs, stir fry of leek & green beans, HM colelaw

snacks - piece of cheese, 2 chicken wings and a few peanuts.

Exercise - I'm going to a roller disco tonight :rotfl: :j That'll be a laugh, but also scary too eeek !

Mercy

Pilly, (skirting TMI here:D )

There was a delayed effect from earlier medication accompanied by cramps and other discomforts :eek: . I am trying to locate fibresure so this need not happen again! Asda no, chemist?

Thanks for askin


Avstar, will pop it up here later, (choc bic recipe!!Didn't read too well without explanation there:)) forgot to bring it to work as I intended. Ded pleased with it, think I'm getting the hang of almond flour and what amounts of other stuff to use with it.

M

shykins

mercy i get fibresure in boots generally when its 3 for 2, glad its sorted for now tho

yellow glad u are enjoying your food and yes this is not a diet its a WOE if u diet then go back to your old way of eating u will gain it back cos thats whatgot u big in the first place.. i have a friend who is doing lighterlife u would think having seen me lost all mine and maintain it she would try atkins but no!!!

i saw the previous series of superskin etc but wasnt terribly impressed with it, glad it gave them an insight but i dunno forcing them to eat each others menus not sure of that ... god i HATE it when programs keep repeating like ew have forgotten what happened in the advert break GRRRR

aaah u got to love the wii fit i gained half stone by moving mine a couple inches lol..

x

Mercy

Hey there my little low carb munchkins!

As promised



Chocolate biscuits in a low carb stylee


100g Almond Flour
35g Butter
1 ave Egg white
2 tsp Splenda
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 tsp Cocoa

warm butter in bowl in micro
add almonds
add rest and mix til it’s a uniform shade J

Iine baking tray with greaseproof paper
Split mix into 8 balls and arrange on greaseproof paper
(I find 3,2,3 formation best)
Take a piece of greaseproof paper and place over ball no1
Press into biscuit shape with bottom of a mug or fingers
Repeat until all flatted out

Bake at around 175’C til done. You can’t go off the golden brown giveaway as these are brown anyway J Mine took about 15 mins and were approx 5mm at deepest in centre. If thicker may take longer.

Cool on rack and they go crispy. Nice warm and cold.

These are quite filling and the only real difference with regular biscuits is they squeak a bit on one’s teeth J

I use Bournville cocoa and the results above give 1g carb per tasty biscuit, YUM!

Hope you are all well n happy!

Shykins, thanks for the Boots tip, will get some at weekend.

TTFN, big shop looming :eek:

M


edit: just read it back, I'm so definitely a Chemist it's scary

~daisy~_2

mercy these sound great but you do make me laugh !!!
i have attempted a type of lemon cheesecake for dessert tonight - will report back

now ladies i need to talk about wind !! - one of the nice side effects of low carbing - esp in our men folk - is the lack of noxious gases otherwise known as bottom burps
if we start farting - we know its a sign we have overdone the carbs
however since the fibresure still isnt really doing the job - i having a bit of a windy problem - lots of farting !! its not good

im drinking loads and everything so i dont know what the problem is !! least there not smelly ones tho......lol

~daisy~_2

food for me today

brekkie - bacon fried egg 3 cherry plum tomatoes
lunch - salad olives ham etc
dinner - sausages fresh veg including roasted chunks of celeriac - used to like the mash but found it very expensive - got this in lidls cheap so tried the roast - was ok

just about to try my lemon cheesecake stuff

where is everyone tonight ? am bored.....

shykins

menu for me
brekkie.. HB egg
lunch..pate lettuce wraps (again!!!_
dinner.. stir fry thingy in a savoy cabbage leaf

daisy i might have some cheesecake myself...i didnt realise u didnt aherm burp when l/carbing.. maybe the fat in the diary will help

mercy they sound nice but i have to steer clear of any nut things or i wont lose
x

Mercy

Well that was a waste of time and energy.
!**$%$%£**!!!! ASDA! Why stay open THAT long when there's nowt on the shelves???!!!!!!!!!

Background
I do a big shop 1ce a month and get taxi back. Mainly because of the sheer amout of catfood req to keep my lovelies from mitherin me to death. I generally need to marshall my forces (a la tv magician) to be ars*d. involves many reuseable bags and motivation.

Imagine my chagrin when there was NO cat food that wasn't unreasonably priced!!!

Had to abandon venture. Not best pleased as it is belting down with rain tonight. SO out of sorts with this, (I mean like REALLY narked) forgot to get anything to eat for my tea. :mad:

Have stuffed down 4 hotdog type sausies (1.5 carbs per 100g, the only light at this point in my miserable world) as I was ravenous and could not be bothered cooking as soon as I got in.

Then feeling a bit better (can't maintain bad vibes) I remembered that the lovely lass on the til has offered me 11 cans of Whiskas as her cat won't touch it. Pickin up t time Friday. And that I got a lot of smiles in the accursed place, well I was wearing lipstick!

Asda might be (is) crepe but the staff at our local branch are lovely!:rotfl:

OK, rant over!

Think I may have another biscuit adventure, quite back to my usual self.:rotfl:

Sorry you can't do nuts, shykins. Don't like to think where I'd be without 'em.

Daisy, glad I make you laugh tis good to spread smilies

Everybody, there's light in the darkest places, see above :rotfl:

Big love

M